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The Department of State Services on Tuesday presented in court three AK-47 rifles, four magazines, 81 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and an unbranded English-made pistol allegedly used in the kidnapping of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members. The weapons were tendered as the first prosecution witness, Ikechukwu Emmanuel, gave evidence before the court in the trial of three suspects, including Usman Aliyu. Principal State Counsel Ekezie Nwauzor led the witness. Emmanuel told the court that Aliyu led security operatives to a thick bush near Okuku in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, where the firearms had been…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out a cybercrime case against Sanusi Dankaka, who was accused of threatening to publish nude videos and photographs of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. Justice Salim Ibrahim dismissed the matter after the prosecution applied to withdraw the charge. Defence counsel Kauna Penzin raised no objection. The judge delivered a short ruling ending the case. Dankaka had been arraigned on a two-count charge filed by the Department of State Services. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/699/2026 and dated October 22, alleged that in October 2026 he used his Facebook page “Sanusi Dankaka Yahaya” to…

The documents are hers. Not from PDP. Not from Labour Party. They are the documents Hon. Nnenna Anyama of APC submitted to INEC for Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, Code FC/131/IM, for the 2027 election. And with those documents, she has set records that no Nigerian has ever set — records that are pure magic. Let us call a spade a spade and call out Hon. Anyama and her party, APC. RECORD 1: THE ONLY NIGERIAN WHO FINISHED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE WOMB. On oath, she wrote: Date of Birth: 27th May, 1983 Primary School Finished: 1987 Madam,…

This an excerpt from the paper titled DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA- THE CHALLENGE OF ELECTORAL CREDIBILITY which I presented at the 2nd edition of the prestigious EZINWANNE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION Public Lecture Series. This historic event held at Rockview Hotel, Owerri, Imo State on Friday 23 October, 2026. I thank the organisers and particularly the Prime Mover of EZINWANNE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, Chief C. O. C Akaolisa Esq, immediate past Honourable Attorney-General of Imo State, for extending the invitation to me to contribute my modest quota in the search for electoral credibility in Nigeria. As the ideas bounced in the paper were…

‏ LEGAL ADMINISTRATION & PRACTICE IN A SECURED ENVIRONMENT: WHEN? HOW? Delivered at the Nigerian Bar Association, Oron Branch, Law Week Dinner Protocols. The Chairman and distinguished members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oron Branch; learned silk and senior members of our noble profession; distinguished guests; members of the Bench; colleagues at the Bar; ladies and gentlemen. Good evening! What a beautiful privilege it is to be here tonight, among men and women who have chosen a profession that demands courage when silence is convenient, integrity when compromise is tempting, and patience when justice appears to be taking the longest…

The controversy surrounding the Imo State Government’s ₦350 million financial intervention to the 6 branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) appears to be spreading, as fresh reports indicate that members of the NBA Mbano/Etiti Branch have initiated moves to remove their Chairman, Chief K. C. Nwokorie, over alleged unilateral expenditure of part of the ₦50 million received from the State Government. The development comes against the backdrop of the ongoing leadership crisis in NBA Owerri, where the management of a separate ₦100 million allocation has generated allegations, investigations, impeachment proceedings and litigation. Information supplied to this publication indicates that…

The leadership crisis rocking the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken another dramatic turn as its embattled Chairman, Prof. Mazi Udegbulem, has instituted a fresh action before the Federal High Court, Owerri, seeking to invalidate the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 15 October 2026 and permanently restrain the five-member committee constituted at that meeting from investigating allegations concerning the management of a ₦100 million donation from the Imo State Government. The fresh action comes shortly after the High Court of Imo State, sitting at Aboh Mbaise and presided over by Hon. Justice Mike Onyekachi, declined…

The controversy surrounding the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, Prof. Mazi Udegbulem, has taken another dramatic turn following revelations that he was expelled from the prestigious Owerri Sports Club over a disciplinary incident involving the theft of plantains belonging to the club. A four-page document containing the minutes of a general meeting of Owerri Sports Club, dated 29 January 2026, records the circumstances surrounding Udegbulem’s expulsion. According to the document, the club president informed members that Udegbulem had been caught stealing plantains belonging to the club, fined ₦100,000 and subsequently suspended. The minutes further state that…

Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja of improperly rushing to convict and sentence Kanu after a heated courtroom confrontation in which the defendant accused the judge of bias. In a statement issued on Friday, October 23, 2026, Ejimakor said the judge should have adjourned proceedings once Kanu, who was representing himself, openly alleged bias, rather than proceeding immediately to judgment in a case that carried the possibility of a capital sentence. On November 20, 2025, during the trial, Kanu told…

A 35-year-old Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has died in his sleep, leaving behind his wife and two young children, the Nigerian Community in the UK has announced. Ekeobong Omega Nelson passed away on October 17, 2026. The community made the announcement in a statement posted on its X account on Friday, October 23. According to the statement, Nelson’s death came as a shock because he was not known to have been ill. “He went to sleep and sadly did not wake up,” the community said. It described the loss as painful for his family, friends and members…